Personal Info
Born: November 24, 1981,
Parents: Susie
and Lewis Miller
Sister:
Sabrina Blankenship and husband Joe
Half-Sister: Lisa
Miller Story and husband Kevin
Brother:
Samuel and
wife Cori Childers (Neices & Nephews: Aksel, Hannah, and Marta)
Grandmother: Gloria
H. Bailey
Uncles and Aunts:Aunt
Bonnie Tucker and husband Stan Tucker, and their two children, Holly
and Jarod of Friendswood, Texas;
Aunts Anne Miller Wharton and Barbara Miller and her two children J. D.
and Ben and their wives, all of San Augustine, Texas;
Uncle Ron Bailey and wife Sherrye and two children, Brandon and
Cameron;
Uncle Jack Bailey and wife Gail and their two children, Dane and Bryce,
all of Pearland.
High School: Pearland
High School in May 2001,
Internment: Interment
will be in Cadron Valley Cemetery in Greenbriar, Arkansas |
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USMC
Bio
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He served in Spain for 21 months
as a Marine Security Guard, Anti -Terrorist Unit
Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and deployed to Iraq in June
2004 |
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Additional Information:
OBITUARY
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LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM LEWIS (BILLY) MILLER, 22, of Pearland, Texas,
died November 15, 2004 during combat duty in Fallujah while
participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Billy was born November 24,
1981, and is survived by his proud parents, Susie and Lewis Miller;
sister, Sabrina Blankenship and husband Joe, and their two children
Shelby and Joey, all ofPearland. Billy is also survived by half sister,
Lisa Miller Story and husband Kevin, and their two children Rachel
& Steven, of Anchorage Alaska; maternal grandmother, Gloria H.
Bailey of Conroe, Texas; Aunt Bonnie Tucker and husband Stan Tucker,
and their two children, Holly and Jarod of Friendswood, Texas; Aunts
Anne Miller Wharton and Barbara Miller and her two children J. D. and
Ben and their wives, all of San Augustine, Texas; Uncle Ron Bailey and
wife Sherrye and two children, Brandon and Cameron; Uncle Jack Bailey
and wife Gail and their two children, Dane and Bryce, all of Pearland.
Also surviving Billy are many more relatives living in California,
Arkansas, and Colorado, all of whom loved him very much, and numerous
friends from Pearland and abroad. Billy was preceded in death by his
Uncle Bill Bailey, also a United States Marine, his Uncle John David
Miller, a U S Army Viet Nam Veteran, his grandfather Thomas J. Bailey,
an Army Veteran of World War II, and paternal grandparents, Marge and
Nolen Miller. Billy graduated from Pearland High School in May 2001,
and joined the Marines in June 2001. He served in Spain for 21 months
as a Marine Security Guard, Anti -Terrorist Unit. In March 2004 Billy
was reassigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, and
deployed to Iraq in June 2004. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 23,
2004 at St. Helen Catholic Church from 4:00 to 9:00 P.M. with a
rosary/vigil service to be held at 7:00 P.M. A Mass of Resurrection
will be held in his honor on Wednesday, November 24, 2004 at St. Helen
Catholic Church at 10:00 A.M. Visitation will be Friday, November 26,
2004 form 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway,
Arkansas. Interment will be in Cadron Valley Cemetery in Greenbriar,
Arkansas on Saturday, November 27, 2004 at 11:00 A.M. In lieu of
flowers, please make a contribution in Billy's name to: Injured Marine
Semper Fi Fund, 825 College Blvd. Suite 102, PMB 609, Oceanside, CA
92057. For any additional information
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